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This made me laugh, it also reminded me of a friend who once said "Just because a vegetable doesn't scream doesn't mean it doesn't feel pain" that was his excuse for not begin a vegetarian, to save the vegetable lol. So it reminded me of him, but I don't think I would care for the "beer" on everything considering I don't like beer. Otherwise I'd eat a nice portion of it....on a bed of lettuce at the very least with at least Ranch or something on it.

This video was truly funny, but actually had some culinary perks! They did everything correctly imho - with the exception of having not seared that ham a bit. Is it wrong to scratch and spit while watching a cooking video? It made me feel very manly :p real man food! caveman's delight!

Hi chef John i'm a huge fan of your videos so i really apreciate that you like to show us what you like on the internet but when i come to your site i hope to see YOUR video not somebody elses i think you can just quote this videos on the comments of YOUR video :)[]'s from a fan of YOUR video

Someone else said its just a waste of time.... and they're correct but thats exactly why they produce those videos. The 170,000 subscribers to EpicMealTime (including me) are having a ball wasting our time on their videos :>

I think these guys are very creative, but I wouldn't call myself a fan. I posted because I wanted to hear what you think.

This was a Sunday post (i have a new Monday post going up shortly), I usually never post new vids on the weekend, so to the few people whining about only wanting to see my videos; thanks, but why not simply not watch the non-CJ videos? Would you really prefer no post at all on the weekend.

One of the joys of publishing your own blog is getting to post what you want, when you want. It never fails to amaze me when people complain about what I post.

Yuck. These kinds of culinary train-wreck videos are all the rage on Reddit, but few of the posters and even fewer of the readers understand that a cheeseburger-topped pizza is meant to be funny, not eaten. As such I've developed a very strong aversion to these types of videos.

Thankfully I stumbled upon your sourdough series yesterday and am looking forward to some delicious bread, so consider yourself forgiven Chef John. THIS TIME. ;-)

Honestly I felt offended by the video because living in a not-so-rich country like the Philippines or other countries where food is scant and somewhat expensive, and given the world financial crisis, I would say that this video is in bad taste. Just thinking out load... Sorry if I burst the humor on this.

These kids are not making a statement, and in my opinion, are simply looking for attention. It seems they are a bit cynical, and perhaps should devote themselves to some sort of moral cause.

I also think many meat lovers will use this video to make themselves feel justified in eating meat. Further, it looks as if they are making fun of vegetarians, in addition to this new haute-"cooking" culture that started with "Top Chef", and which is being carried on by that mostly ridiculous "food" network, or as I just renamed it "stupid reality T.V. with food in it".

Granted, Tofu Turkey is sort of ridiculous, and nobody should take themselves too seriously, but the world is not a better place in any way by their contribution to human and animal kind alike.

I think some of you may be over-thinking this. These guys are trying to make money. These things are getting a million views. That's big money on YouTube. Like i said, I'm not a fan, but they have found a formula that works as far as people emailing this to their friends.

That Vegan Video was really stupid... not nearly as entertaining as the meat-salad. I was almost vegan vegitarian for 3 years and no vegan i know eats that much garbage in that way, nor do they abuse soja sauce. Baked Gingerroot like that would be almost impossible to eat...

but thanks for the post! i've not seen anything this entertaining in a wacky way in a while :D

I went back and looked and saw that this was a concept of making fun of people and cooking shows. I had never heard of this before, and only watched the vegan video. I assumed it was just more kids making fun of vegetarians the same way some conservatives make fun of "tree hugging liberals". Lesson learned: Don't assume. Chef John asked for our thoughts...I should have watched both to understand the concept more before commenting. My apologies.

The people on epic mealtime are a bunch of goof balls. Their shows are great and some of the stuff they make looks really good. It is truly amazing how many stuck up old fuddy duddies there are posting about the starving people when the fast food joints and grocery stores throw tons of stuff away. I say go for it and have some fun! Thats what it's all about anyway. right